March 2003

Songs of Angels

Former King's Singer Bill Ives now directs the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, and his latest recording celebrates Magdalen composers from 1480 and 1560.

Composer: THOMAS APPLEBY (fl.1537-1563), JOHN SHEPPARD (c.1515-c.1560), THOMAS PRESTON: (?c.1525-c.1563), RICHARD DAVY (1463-1507), JACQUET of MANTUA (1483-1559), JOHN MASON (fl. 1st quarter 16th century),

CD Info: SIGCD038.

The William Byrd Edition, Part 8

Andrew Carwood continues his brilliant series of the complete music of William Byrd with settings for the Feast of the Purification.

Composer: William Byrd (c.1535/40--1623)

CD Info: CD GAU 309.

Bo Holten and Nicolas Gombert

Danish conductor and composer Bo Holten and his Ars Nova ensemble were greatly responsible for the rediscovery and re-evaluation of the great Franco-Flemish composer Nicolas Gombert; this week, we'll hear some of their recordings.

Composer: Nicolas Gombert (c.1495-c.1560)

CD Info: CD 32008, CD 32038.

The Banshee’s Wail

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, the Hesperus Ensemble shares their latest recording, tracking relationships between medieval and Irish traditional instrumental music.

Composer: Guillaume de Machaut--1300-1377, Martin Hayes, Tommy Potts, Willie Clancy, Matt Molloy

CD Info: GACD7553.

Lombardy and the Barbarians

At their final concert at the 2002 Holland Festival of Early Music, the Ensemble Dialogos reinterpreted the earliest chant at the Benedictine home monastery of Monte Cassino--were "barbarians" Lombards, or indeed Byzantine traders who brought their own musical influences?

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